Video in Instagram published by Nguyen, describes the creation of an app that transmits visual information from Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses in facial recognition tools like Pimeyes scan the Internet for a face. A large language model then inferred a likely name and learned other details about the person.

This pernicious program is every stalker’s dream. Two Harvard students have created a new tool to highlight how easily Ray-Ban’s Meta smart glasses can be used to identify an individual and obtain access to their personal information,

It's important to note that the facial recognition wasn't executed on the glasses themselves. Meta Ray-bans can stream video to your Instagram account or to a device; the students